Provincial Support Groups

As my girls scurry around, packing for an upcoming conference, I am making thank you notes. I remember, as a little girl, on Christmases and birthdays, before I went to bed at night, a thank you note would be penned to each and every person who took the time to invest in me. As a…

Last summer, one of my girls was lifeguarding and on her way to her station, she hopped off a short retaining wall (probably only 40 cm or 18 inches tall). The sloping lawn led to the wall and at the bottom was soft sand. As soon as her feet landed in the sand, her life…

My husband is a twin. He and his sister couldn’t be much more different, but as tykes, they spent their days playing and getting into mischief together. When it was time for supper, one evening, their mother called them to come in, but neither heeded and they continued with their play. When their father returned…

I was listening to a message on the radio the other day.  The speaker was addressing the church, in particular, but the more I listened, the more I thought of the relationship between parents and children. The message had four simple points, each one was predicated on the next.  The focus of the message was…

For the past three days, our home has been filled with children.  Not just our ‘at home’ children but more children. There have been laughter, games, music, sports, conversation, food – a lot of food, and even some homework.  It has been wonderful.  Children from seven through 14 have run through our halls, flopped on…

Busy, busy, busy!  One thing after another, there is always more to do. I heard an interesting perspective today, “It’s not about time management, it’s about activity management.” The light bulb flashed and I had an epiphany.  God created each day with 24 hours.  He has already organized the time.  He created seasons and night…